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It's shit but I love it - confess your musical sins

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Haus of Mystery

19:15 / 13.04.04

Boboss is lying. He's been to see 'We Will Rock You' twice. With his mum.

23:57 / 13.04.04

'Hazard' by Richard Marx.

Oh, that's right. You heard.

Regrettable Juvenilia

07:52 / 14.04.04

Of course! 'Hazard' is undeniable. Every sensitive soul who was a certain age at a certain time remembers listening to 'Hazard' in the back of their parents' car during night journeys, staring out of the window at the passing lights, feeling alienated and trying to dream a way out of this land...

He didn't kill her, y'know. OR DID HE?

Haus of Mystery

08:40 / 14.04.04

Damn. I was telling my special lady about my disturbing love of 'Hazard' just the other day... i think deep down i was testing her.

09:58 / 14.04.04

Just e-read the ancient first post - and I'm surprised at some of the choices in there. Bruce Springsten has done some great stuff. Same with Rod the Mod- I don't have to be in post-ironic mood to enjoy stuff like Gasoline Alley, Maggie May etc (though he was fucking shite beyond all previous scales of shitness at Glastonbury, year before last).

Regrettable Juvenilia

10:27 / 14.04.04

Well when we've had threads like this before it's generally been agreed by those with functioning fingers and brains that the concept is fatally flawed - if you genuinely like something, who gives a fuck whether it's credible or not? The flipside of which is don't pretend to like something you think is shit because it's funny or clever to pretend: that's wack. (In other words: liking 'Mysterious Girl' by Peter Andre and yelling fuck y'all to anyone who sneers = fine by me. The whole Chris Moyles "haha Andre is uncool so funny ironic haha rerelease number 1 haha" schtick = will die by knives.)However on reflection I do think that there's a category of music which you don't actually rate but for which you have a certain weakness. Thus, 'Hazard'.

10:37 / 14.04.04

It's taken several years worth of indie cover versions to make me realise that, actually, some of Bruce Springsteen's songs can be pretty damn brilliant once you strip away all the bombast and general 80s-ness. I came THIS close to buying a copy of 'Nebraska' in the HMV sale the other day..

NEVER Queen though. I hate, hate, hate them - their music has no redeeming qualities at all, it is a pure hymn to all that is evil and bad and infuriating and stupid in the world. Grr. Hate!

In other news regarding uncool stuff I like though;

I am at this very moment listening to a copy of 'Electric Music for the Mind and Body' by Country Joe & The Fish, and I think it's great. Nobody seems to have much time for CJ & the F, they've not been allowed any reissues or retrospectives or anything and everybody regards them as a bunch of comedic hippy losers, but they did more than their fair share of absolutely killer songs.

Also, as I've previously admitted, I think 'Wicked Game' by Chris Isaak absolutely RULES. No so much for the singing, but the guitar bit and the arrangement is just incredible.. it's got that whole kind of swooning, shoe-gazey heaven that made me think it must be by somebody really cool..

lord nuneaton savage

10:58 / 14.04.04

I'm going to see Country Joe in Southend.
Support from Chaz and Dave.
I shit you not.

12:51 / 14.04.04

Totally agree with Fly on that one, cool or not, who cares? I often catch shit off friends for liking 'eighties soul stuff, but fuck them, I appreciate that stuff cos I grew up with it, The Whispers are great, so is Luther and where's my copy of "Saturday Love" gone?

I think it's interesting how defintions of cool arise, and attach themselves to music. Don't know if any of you remember the whole "baleric beat" thing which was around when acid house was around the first time (collapses over zimmer frame, his brain addled by ancient MDMA residues). Twas a time when a whole load of what-would-previously-have-been-thought-of-as-dodgy records, became the height of hipsterdombecause people had heard it holidaying in the early days of Ibeefa. Stuff like Pete Wylie "Sinful", It's Immaterial "Driving Away from Home" amongst other bits and pieces. I only remembered al this 'cos I still have my copy of Chris Rea's "Joesphine - one from this canon - and it's FANTASTIC.

16:28 / 14.04.04

Britney Spears - Toxic.

22:45 / 14.04.04

Journey. It started out as liking becuase it was so ridiculous, but now I enjoy their stuff unironically. Don't Stop Believin' is great, and the Seperate Ways music video is one of the best ever. A guy playing a keyboard that's attached to a shed, all the people miming playing the instruments, then they appear with a really bad cut effect, you can't top that sort of stuff.

I agree with Billy Joel, Bottle of Red/Bottle of Wine is that kind of epic song you don't see much of now, what with the orchestra solos and such. Captain Jack is another good song by him.

22:46 / 14.04.04

ditto for Toxic (except the stupid vocola bit)

genesis - mama

anything by shampoo

22:48 / 14.04.04

And Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits. The West Wing episode that featured it was amazing.

00:13 / 15.04.04

c'mon, who doesn't love toxic?

some of my guilty pleasures include:

cold as ice - foreigner
this love - maroon five (now THAT is embarrassing)
more than i'd like to admit to by Chris Isaak, and maybe one or two kylie songs... So What? So What?!

01:53 / 15.04.04

c'mon, who doesn't love toxic?

it would be funny to pretend... but i do actually like it. hate the video, though. what the hell is that wierd 'rotate the tits' move she does while she's an air hostess? it doesnt turn me on, and it looks like she's fixing her straps or something.

irritatingly itchy implant issues?

01:55 / 15.04.04

actually, it has been a while since i had any guilty loves musically.. there are some i will tell my friends i enjoy with a disclaimer that 'i dont care if it makes me look____', but i like what i like.

nowadays.

04:09 / 23.04.04

So sad..so very very sad...flame away..

Avril Lavigne - Don't Tell Me

I can't help it...its sick..I know.

Keith, like a scientist

20:34 / 23.04.04

maiden rulez.

um...i gotta say, i love Seal.

and Destiny Child's "jumpin" is fantastic.

21:31 / 24.04.04

I bought Spice World. I bought it when I was 8 and I was barely devloping tastes for music. After the "OMG Spice Girls Awesome" period (followed by the obligitory period immediately hating them as they went under) by the U.S. media, I listened to the CD a few times after and I'd have to say they aren't that bad.

For me it's a guilty pleasure than a "get the torches ye angry mob"

undergroundbeauty

01:41 / 26.04.04

umm...ok seriously...how can you NOT like Queen??!!!! I love them and always will. I still blast their music when Im driving down the road ~heh~

I am Invisible now

03:39 / 27.04.04

"bootylicious"....did I even spell that right?
I don't think your ready for this jelly.....
flame away

Regrettable Juvenilia

07:58 / 27.04.04

Why would anyone flame... Why would you be ashamed of... Jesus, what's wrong with you people? This is 2004, everyone except the lamest, most cloth-eared beardies stopped having any hang-ups about enjoying r&b singles years ago.

Okay, my turn:

I kinda like at least one song each off the first couple of Mogwai albums.

There, I said it! Oh no!

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